7 Quotes by Rwandan authors

Rwandan sayings carry the measured cadence of Kinyarwanda: spare, musical, and exact. They draw images from misted hills, terraced fields, gourds of milk, and woven baskets, turning daily life into quiet guidance. Themes of unity, dignity, patience, and hard-won reconciliation recur, often braiding grief with quiet hope. Wit comes lean and sly, counsel arrives through metaphor, and community sits at the center, neighbors, elders, and cattle alike. These voices favor deeds over display, reminding that steady footsteps and attentive listening travel far.

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"We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming"

Paul Kagame, Statesman

"Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region"

Paul Kagame, Statesman